As part of a unique event on Dec. 20, the Concordia Men's Basketball team will be featured in the Battle in the Vault at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. The Bulldogs will take on Oklahoma Wesleyan in the first of three games that day.
It was the most viral singular moment in Concordia Athletics history. The call of the play by Parker Cyza and Devin Smith was honored with the Gold Award for Best Sports Broadcast by the Nebraska Broadcasters Association.
The Bulldogs will follow up last season's thrilling national quarterfinal run by opening up the 2022-23 season at the annual Cattle Classic. The new slate features the return of CIT and a trip south just prior to New Year's Day.
Featured StoryAD Devin Smith refers to the 2021-22 Bulldogs as the "best team I've ever seen play here." The road to Kansas City included buzzer beaters, court storms, GPAC championships and memories that will never fade.
A Second Team All-American, Carter Kent has also been recognized by the Omaha World-Herald as the captain of its 2022 NAIA/D-III Midlands Team. Four other Bulldogs earned distinction from the news outlet.
Featured StoryThe 2021-22 Concordia Men's Basketball season will never be forgotten. The Bulldogs celebrated GPAC regular season and tournament titles and reached the NAIA national quarterfinals while being characterized by a team first attitude.
Featured StoryHe's a small school farm boy with a big-time game. Noah Schutte made that clear during the Bulldogs' run to the NAIA National Quarterfinals. The former 2,000-point high school scorer isn't about to rest on his laurels - and he'll no longer fly under the radar.
An elite season for Carter Kent has resulted in him being named an NAIA Second Team All-American. The Crete, Neb., native led the GPAC champion and national quarterfinalist Bulldogs in scoring at 15.8 points per game.
Head Coach Ben Limback and the Concordia University Men’s Basketball team were recognized with the Dr. James Naismith-Emil S. Liston Team Sportsmanship Award while exemplifying the NAIA Champions of Character core values.
A monster four-game performance at the national tournament resulted in Noah Schutte being named to the NAIA National Championship All-Tournament team. Schutte is the program's first all-tournament honoree since 2005.
Featured StoryThe memories remain vivid for brothers Darin and Derek Engelbart, both 1,000-point scorers for Concordia Men's Basketball. The bond over No. 22 symbolizes their relationship as brothers.
Featured StoryHighlights from the 2020-21 Concordia Men's Basketball season included a dominant run at home, a sweep of Northwestern and All-GPAC performances from Carter Kent, Gage Smith and Justin Wiersema.
Featured StoryJustin Wiersema is the guy who catches every coach’s attention. It’s not simply because he’s good – it’s also because his motor never stops and his energy level never slips.
Featured StoryThought picked sixth in the GPAC preseason poll, the Bulldogs like what they have with a backcourt that features Carter Kent and Justin Wiersema. Concordia is coming off a 2020 GPAC tournament title.
Featured StoryCarter Kent finds team success to be "addicting." The Crete High School product plans to take on more a leadership role this coming season as he progresses through a unique offseason.
Featured StoryOriginally from Scotia, Neb., Glen Snodgrass arrived for classes at Concordia University in the fall of 1994. He starred on the hardwood and gridiron before becoming a state championship coach.
Featured StoryLet's answer the question: who wore it better? We ran down the top Bulldog men's basketball performers at each jersey number during the 20 seasons of GPAC hoops.
Featured StoryAs head coach Grant Schmidt put it, "when they strapped on their shoes, they didn't lose." The 2004-05 squad reached the national title game and stands out as one of the most competitive and fiery in school history.
Featured StoryA senior class led by Tanner Shuck and Brevin Sloup steadied the men's basketball program and led it to the national tournament for the first time since 2005. The highlight of the campaign was a GPAC tournament title.
Featured StoryAt long last, the Bulldogs are headed back to the national tournament after a 15-year hiatus. The GPAC tournament champions earned a No. 7 seed and a matchup with No. 2 seed Ottawa.
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